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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1981, 11 May 1875, Page 3

Mr Mattinson,' the curate of Patter-: dale, who died about, the year 1770, for 56 years officiated at the small " chapel with the, yew tree," at the foot of St Sunday's Crag. His ordinary income was generally £12 a year, and never above £18, " He married and lived comfortably and. had four children, all of whom lie christened and married, educating his son, sending him to" college. He buried his mother; married his father, and buried.him; christened his wife, and published his own banns of marriage in the church. He lived to the age of 96, and died worth £1000. It has tjeen alleged that this provident curate assisted his wife to card and spin the tithe wool which fell to his lot, viz. one-third; and he taught a school which brought him •in about £5 a year; that 'his wife was skilful and eminent as a midwife, performing her functions, for the small sum of Is; but according to ancient custom, she was likewise cook at christening dinners, and received Eome culinary prequisites which somewhat increased her profits. On the day of her marriage, her father .boasted that hia two' daughters were married to the two best men in Patterdale, the. * priest and the bag-pipci. ~The English Lake Country. ~A''Fact.—There is no adhesive label lilrpa nickname. 1 Sensible Opinions.—; Those that coinpide with our own. Query. —What becomes of a mans Tford when he won't keep it and no one else will take it ?